Keiara Mason

Delegate responsibilities for 2nd shift CNA staff. I was also responsible for checking all rooms at end of shift for client comfort and safety. Communicated and advocated problems solving plan as needs arise. Use of proper chain of command. Trained new CNAs. Observed and documented patient status and reported patient complaints to the case manager. Read and recorded temperature, pulse and respiration. Completed and submitted clinical documentation in accordance with agency guidelines. Collected urine and fecal samples. Support duties for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures, such as setting up and operating special medical equipment and apparatus. Assisted with adequate nutrition and fluid intake. Directed patients in prescribed range of motion exercises and in the use of braces or artificial limbs. Positioned residents for comfort and to prevent skin pressure problems. Assisted with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment. Kept facility stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments. Obtained and set up suction equipment. Tended to patients with chronic illnesses. Assisted nurses with regular catheter insertion. Charted daily information on the residents such as mood changes, mobility activity, eating percentages, and daily inputs and outputs. Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff. Documented resident records on daily flow sheets. Exhibited compassionate care and communication with regard to issues of death and dying. Sensitive to the needs of geriatric patients. Comforted patients and provided them with reassurance and encouragement. Promoted personal and co-worker safety. Maintained a clean, orderly and well-stocked environment.

Observed and documented patient status and reported patient complaints to the case manager. Read and recorded temperature, pulse and respiration. Completed and submitted clinical documentation in accordance with agency guidelines. Collected urine and fecal samples. Support duties for diagnostic and technical treatment procedures, such as setting up and operating special medical equipment and apparatus. Assisted with adequate nutrition and fluid intake. Directed patients in prescribed range of motion exercises and in the use of braces or artificial limbs. Positioned residents for comfort and to prevent skin pressure problems. Assisted with transferring residents in and out of wheelchairs and adaptive equipment. Kept facility stocked with necessary supplies, equipment and instruments. Obtained and set up suction equipment. Tended to patients with chronic illnesses. Assisted nurses with regular catheter insertion. Charted daily information on the residents such as mood changes, mobility activity, eating percentages, and daily inputs and outputs. Recognized and reported abnormalities and/or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff. Documented resident records on daily flow sheets. Exhibited compassionate care and communication with regard to issues of death and dying. Sensitive to the needs of geriatric patients. Comforted patients and provided them with reassurance and encouragement. Promoted personal and co-worker safety. Maintained a clean, orderly and well-stocked environment.